Release Notes for FreeNAS 9.2.1.4-BETA
This point release for 9.2.1 fixes performance issues with ZFS replication,
SMB spins / hangs under certain circumstances, and a variety of smaller
issues.
All bugs fixed in 9.2.1.4-BETA can be found here:
https://bugs.freenas.org/projects/freenas/issues?query_id=60
Release Notes for FreeNAS 9.2.1.3-RELEASE
High level features for 9.2.1.3:
* Samba (SMB/CIFS support) upgraded to version 4.1.6
* Netatalk (AFP support) upgraded to version 3.1.1
* ZFS replication status is now provided in ZFS Replication UI
* The bug preventing FTP from starting when logging to system dataset has
been fixed.
Release Notes for FreeNAS 9.2.1.2-RELEASE
This point release for 9.2.1 fixes even more issues found in 9.2.1.1 in
CIFS, NFS locking, the new .system dataset, ACLs, migration during upgrades,
serial consoles, and a few smaller things. All bugs fixed in 9.2.1.2-RELEASE
can be found here:
https://bugs.freenas.org/projects/freenas/issues?query_id=39
High level features for 9.2.1.2:
* Samba (SMB/CIFS support) upgraded to version 4.1.5
* Linux Jails now work with UFS
* NFS lockd now starts properly at boot time
* Serial console misconfiguration is now harder to do.
* Logging to .system dataset is now optional. If you have an old syslog
dataset (which is how this was formerly done), you are strongly encouraged
to transition to the new .system/syslog dataset by enabling it in
System->Settings->Advanced and simply delete your old syslog dataset.
Release Notes for FreeNAS 9.2.1.1-RELEASE
This point release for 9.2.1 fixes a few key issues found in 9.2.1 with Jails
and CIFS, as well as a few miscelleneous problems that merited fixing (see
below). All bugs fixed in 9.2.1.1 can be found here:
https://bugs.freenas.org/projects/freenas/issues?query_id=35
* Samba (SMB/CIFS support) upgraded to version 4.1.4, with select key fixes
cherry-picked from 4.1.5. This version adds support for SMB3, the ability
for FreeNAS to be a Windows Domain Controller, and advanced features like
server-side copy support in Windows 2012 and later, along with multiple
years worth of improvements over the version of Samba that shipped in 9.2.0.
Samba4 also enables SMB protocol version 3. Previous versions of FreeNAS
limited samba to SMB2 because of random crashes that would occur using SMB3.
We also fixed a number of Samba issues specific to FreeNAS in 9.2.1.1 - see
the fixed bug list for details.
* A system dataset (.system) is now created in a user-configurable pool,
the default being the first pool found. This can be changed in
System->Settings->Advanced, the .system dataset being created as needed.
This dataset became necessary for storing persistent Samba permissions,
and is also being leveraged for other purposes, like collecting core files
(which otherwise might overflow the limited system partition space) and
optionally for storing system log files. It will be used for additional
purposes as FreeNAS evolves.
* A panic that occurred with VIMAGE jails has been fixed.
* A bad bug with jail templates that caused them to be gratuitously downloaded
has been fixed. See the fixed bugs query above for details.
Release Notes for FreeNAS 9.2.1-RELEASE
* Added the LSI 12G SAS driver as a module to the build. This can be
enabled by adding a tunable for mpslsi3_load with a value of YES. This
driver is still under development and not yet committed to FreeBSD. It
is provided for beta testing only. For production use please consider using
a 6G SAS adapter, such as the LSI 9207.
* Fixed a bug with netatalk that prevented share browsing from working
in the finder on OSX. Also enabled options for fuller-fidelity AFP copies
with Mac OS ACLs (ACEs) now stored as ZFS ACLs.
Remove the non functional share password field from AFP shares.
* Switched from Avahi to mDNSResponder for Zeroconf network configuration,
improving the Mac share browsing experience.
* Added additional Web API functionality for manipulating ZFS snapshots.
* Added IPMI network configuration support for machines with that capability
(enabled by setting ipmi_load tunable to YES).
* Brought back the FreeNAS 8.x volume manager as a "Manual Setup" option.
This volume manager allows manual vdev building and offers no seatbelts.
Unless you know exactly what you are doing and why you are doing it, using
the standard volume manager is highly recommended by the development team!
* Made some changes to reporting graphs that segregates reports by type,
one type per tab. Add graphs that show individual disk activity.
* Fixed a bug that prevented building an encrypted volume using multipath
devices.
* Update django (used by the WebUI) to 1.6 and dojo to 1.9.2
* Add the following ZFS features: enabled_txg hole_birth, extensible_dataset,
bookmarks
* Add trafshow to the image. This utility gives a CLI view of connections
and usage to the FreeNAS box.
* Fix kernel module load for fuse. This is needed for importing NTFS
volumes.
* Add the ability to use a keytab for AD joins. This eliminates the need
to use the AD Administrator account to join FreeNAS to AD, closing a long
standing issue of needing the AD Admin password in the FreeNAS configuration
database.
* Updated the LSI 6 Gbps HBA driver (mps) to version 16. Please update the
firmware of any mps HBAs to phase 16.